POLICY & ANALYSIS
Follow U.S. immigration policy, filing changes and official announcements.
We have implemented provisions in the USCIS Policy Manual that provide guidance on customer service and safe address procedures for individuals protected under 8 U.S.C. 1367.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing updated policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual addressing adjustment of status based on the Diversity Immigrant Visa. This policy update consolidates, updates, and supersedes Chapter 23.5(h) of the Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM), related AFM appendices, and related policy memoranda. This update is not intended to change existing policy or create new policy.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the customer service options available to petitioners of Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition (Form I-730).
We are extending the validity of certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) issued to Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries under the designations of El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan through March 9, 2025.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify requirements for petitions to determine children’s eligibility as Convention adoptees.
Effective June 14, 2024, we have updated the USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 5, Part D, to clarify how prospective adoptive parents can adopt a child under the Hague Adoption Convention.
USCIS is issuing guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual that interprets that the confidentiality protections under 8 U.S.C. 1367 end at naturalization, which will allow naturalized U.S. citizens previously protected under 8 U.S.C. 1367 (specifically, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) self-petitioners and those seeking or with approved T and U nonimmigrant status) the ability to fully access e-filing and other customer service tools.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual that interprets the confidentiality protections under 8 U.S.C. 1367 as ending at naturalization. USCIS is making this change as the previous practice of maintaining 8 U.S.C. 1367 protections beyond naturalization created burdens for some naturalized U.S. citizens. This policy will result in naturalized citizens having full access to USCIS electronic benefit processing and critical customer service tools that are available to other U.S. citizens. This guidance becomes effective July 12, 2024.
We are updating the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify how certain petitioners for special immigrant juvenile (SIJ) classification (or their representatives) may file Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widower, or Special Immigrant.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address how petitioners for special immigrant juvenile (SIJ) classification (or their representatives) may schedule an appointment with a USCIS field office to file a Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant (Form I-360) in person in limited circumstances.
Effective May 6, 2024, all Forms I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition, filed for following to join refugees (FTJ-R) are being processed at the USCIS International Operations Division rather than the Asylum Vetting Center.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual on family-based immigrant visa petitions, including explaining how USCIS handles correcting approval notice errors, requests for consular processing or adjustment of status, and routing procedures for approved petitions.
